Vocabulary and Synonyms

Numinous means spiritual, supernatural, or relating to a mysterious divine presence. Spiritual is the direct synonym, referring to the sacred or non-material aspects of existence. Dark, insane, and helpless are unrelated to spiritual or divine concepts.

Allege is the closest synonym to accuse among the options. While both mean to charge someone with wrongdoing, allege is more about stating without proof, whereas accuse is a direct charge. Indict is specifically legal, condemn is stronger (express strong disapproval), and trick means to deceive, making them incorrect.

Dazzling means extremely impressive, brilliant, or beautiful - it captures the sense of gorgeous being very beautiful or attractive. Elegant refers more specifically to graceful style rather than overall beauty. Craving and desire are unrelated emotional states, not synonyms for gorgeous.

Secret means kept hidden or not known by others, which is the core meaning of confidential (intended to be kept secret). Egoist means a selfish person, approval means agreement, and praise means expressing admiration - none are related to confidentiality.

Bring up is the phrasal verb that means to educate and raise children. Bring in means to introduce or submit, bring down means to reduce or cause to fall, and bring out means to reveal or release - none relate to child-rearing.

Carry out means to execute or complete a task, which aligns with perform or obey. Carry off means to handle successfully, carry on means to continue, and carry with is not a standard phrasal verb in this context.

Fed up is the idiom that means to be completely bored, tired, or annoyed with something. Fed in, fed out, and fed off are not standard English idioms with this meaning.

Give in means to surrender or yield under pressure. Give up means to quit or stop trying, give out means to distribute or stop working, and give round is not a standard phrasal verb.

Hang around means to loiter, linger, or wander aimlessly in a place. Hang out can mean to spend time socially, hang with is incomplete (hang out with), and hang off is not a standard phrasal verb.

Hold off means to keep something at a distance or delay something, which matches staying away. Hold on means to wait, hold about and hold for are not standard phrasal verbs in this context.

'Look after' means to take care of someone or something, ensuring their well-being or maintenance. The other options are incorrect: 'look down' means to regard with contempt, 'look around' means to examine your surroundings, and 'nibbled' is a verb meaning to bite small pieces (not a phrasal verb).

'Give up' means to abandon an attempt, quit trying, or cease doing something. 'Give in' means to yield or surrender, 'give out' means to distribute or stop functioning, and 'give round' is not a standard phrasal verb in this context.

'Look over' means to examine something critically or review it quickly, such as a document or plan. 'Look in' means to visit briefly, 'look down' means to regard someone as inferior, and 'look around' means to examine your surroundings.

'Make off' means to run away quickly, typically to escape. 'Make in' is not a standard phrasal verb, 'make out' means to discern with difficulty or kiss passionately, and 'None of these' is incorrect because C is the right answer.

'Put off' means to postpone or delay something to a later time. 'Put in' means to submit or insert, 'put with' is not a standard phrasal verb, and 'put from' is not grammatically correct.